Aroon Purie hands over reins of India Today to daughter Kallie; appoints her as group vice-chairperson
Shantanu Guha Ray • 8 years agoAroon Purie, chairman of Living Media group, has stepped down from active duties at the conglomerate, appointing his daughter Kallie to handle operations.
News18 India sees boost in ratings, races ahead of Aaj Tak in major HSM megacities
Fp Staff • 8 years agoHindi TV news channel, News18 India took over Aaj Tak in all major HSM megacities of India, data from the Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC), a television rating agency has suggested.
Aaj Tak stringer fired after video reveals attempt to tutor child for news video
Fp Staff • 10 years agoDays after a video showing Madhya Pradesh minister Kusum Mehdele kicking a boy in the head while he asked her for a rupee, another video has surfaced, this time showing a man with news channel Aaj Tak's mic coaching the child what to say in front of the camera following the incident.
‘Don’t stretch it’: Rajyavardhan Rathore clarifies statements on Dawood Ibrahim and covert ops
Fp Staff • 10 years agoUnion Minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore has denied making certain statements regarding India's ability to neutralise enemies, Dawood Ibrahim and covert operations in a TV interview.
Now, govt issues notices to ABP News, NDTV 24×7 and Aaj Tak over Yakub Memon coverage
Fp Staff • 10 years agoCause of death of journalist covering Vyapam scam not clear, says India Today Group
Fp Archives • 10 years agoThe India Today Group on Saturday said that the cause of the death of its reporter who was probing the Vyapam scam in Madhya Pradesh was "not clear".
Aaj Tak's agnipariksha for Smriti Irani: 'Filmi' women need to prove their worth
Piyasree • 10 years agoFor an average Indian misogynist, Union Minister Smriti Irani becomes easy to sexualise because of her age and her past as a model and television actor.
Aaj Tak faces criticism after 'sexist' question posed to HRD Minister Smriti Irani
Fp Staff • 10 years agoTelevision channel Aaj Tak found itself in the middle of a social media backlash when a video of Aaj Tak's political editor Ashok Singhal
Media fixing: Why 'leaked' video of Kejriwal, journalist is a big deal
Rahul Roushan • 11 years agoWhen a journalist is told by a politician that he doesn’t want to debate a particular issue as that may hurt his electoral politics, should the journalist change the topic of discussion?
Jaitley doth protest too much, why Kejriwal video leak isn't news
Roy • 11 years agoGiven Lutyens’ Delhi’s clubby power structure one would have to be exceptionally naive to think that the big media personalities do not hobnob with the political power figures when they are off camera.